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    FirstSpirt CMS

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    FirstSpirit CMS is an enterprise Content Management platform for creating, governing, and publishing digital content across websites, applications, and other delivery channels. It combines visual authoring, developer tooling, workflow controls, and content-delivery options for organizations managing multilingual and multisite digital estates.N/A

    Aurea Campaign Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALyris HQ is a SaaS digital marketing platform including email messaging, landing page creation and web analytics. Best-known as an email marketing vendor, and the Lyris web analytics product was acquired from ClickTracks in 1996 and subsequently re-branded and tightly integrated with the other Lyris HQ capabilities. Unlike Google Analytics and Coremetrics, for example, Lyris uses server log file technology rather than page tags. Lyris was acquired by Aurea and the Lyris HQ cloud product…N/A
    Pricing
    FirstSpirt CMSAurea Campaign Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    FirstSpirt CMSAurea Campaign Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    FirstSpirt CMSAurea Campaign Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Rezolve Ai Limited
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    Aurea
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
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    Features
    FirstSpirt CMSAurea Campaign Manager
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.9
    25 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
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    Role-based user permissions8.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.0
    22 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    -
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    API7.819 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language8.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    8.1
    27 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    -
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    WYSIWYG editor7.726 Ratings00 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness7.626 Ratings00 Ratings
    Admin section8.325 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page templates8.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design8.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing workflow8.527 Ratings00 Ratings
    Form generator7.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    7.9
    27 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    -
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    Content taxonomy7.725 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO support8.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk management8.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions7.321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    -
    Ratings
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    47% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of FirstSpirt CMS and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    FirstSpirt CMS
    -
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    Aurea Campaign Manager
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (30 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (16 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (27 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FirstSpirt CMSAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM is a great solution if you are looking for a flexible platform that allows engineers to quickly develop while also making it easy for content authors to work especially in scenarios where you need multi-language support. It is also good for scenarios where you want a cloud-based solution and are looking for just one vendor to handle hosting and offer the CMS.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    I feel that this is a very good email marking system. You really can accomplish any task needed for your email marketing needs. I think that if a few key features were added, it would really take Lyris HQ over the top. We are very happy with this product and we tell our clients about it when they ask us.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • Build & manage digital experiences without dependency on your IT team
    • Built-in Digital Quality tool (DQM) tool allows you to check the quality of content and any accessibility issues and immediately flag any issues before publishing.
    • Build websites with the component-based technology and spend less effort in creating the best user experience for the end-user
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    Aurea
    • I like the file import process - quick and efficient.
    • List segmentation is thorough.
    • Campaign monitoring is easily accessible and accurate.
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    Cons
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • Crownpeak moved to a web browser admin tool in 2018, which has made the admin experience much better, but there are still a couple of features missing from the browser version that won't arrive until later in 2019.
    • Integration with 3rd party digital asset management tools would be great.
    • Smoother integration with source control would be nice.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    • PHP API
    • Segmentation
    • Creating messages via API calls
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    None of our Crownpeak clients are currently thinking about replatforming.
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    Aurea
    Lyris HQ is a simple tool, but it is highly effective and , for smaller organizations, it can save a lot of time and money.
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    Usability
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM is a flexible easy to use CMS platform speaking to the most challenging localization scenarios. Crownpeak users have the freedom to integrate DXM platform with their existing technology at no cost. Moving from legacy systems to the Saas platform is painless and cost-effective. Extensive targeting and personalization options are something that users will benefit from.
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    Aurea
    Super easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    We have never encountered any issues with the availability.
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    Aurea
    No issue.
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    Performance
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Pages load very fast on production (assuming you develop with basic SEO practices in place) due to Crownpeak's publishing architecture. The slide downside is that publishing can be a bit slow at times.
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    Aurea
    Running larger segments can take some time.
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    Support Rating
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    Crownpeak DXM's service and support are outstanding. We have immediate access to both the tech support team and the software engineering team. We can get a support person on the phone whenever needed, and we can schedule impromptu training sessions at any time. Best support I have ever received from a platform provider in 20 years of software and application development.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    I found one really good tech support guru and stuck with him forever.
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    In-Person Training
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    We received on-site training from Crownpeak, the trainer had touched upon every possible scenario and provided great insights about the product & ease of implementation.
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    My team left training with a solid understanding of how to use the product and the developer training ended with a test to ensure the ability to properly develop was learned properly. Recently, Crownpeak has added a self-paced training option which makes it extremely flexible to on-board new developers.
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    SaaS model is perfect for us to avoid slow and costly version updates to get access to new features and functions. Crownpeak is a true SaaS model, so we get all the good new stuff without the need to invest in effort, time or money. this frees our teams to focus on content creation and deployment, which is pretty fast because the DXM publishes straight to html through the headless model.
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    Aurea
    Implementation was one of the most painful parts for us as we had to find and create our own library to interface with Lyris's SOAP API interface which still to this day is one of the top libraries used in its language.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    I was not at this team within my organization during the evaluation period of Crownpeak. However, my previous team used Sitecore. Crownpeak is a bit easier to use from a UI perspective and has more creative options within the tool. Sitecore's clunky UI also was a reason I found out later why we ended up using Crownpeak as our DXM.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    They are much better
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    In some recent projects we have delivered to our clients, we were able to roll out sites in shorter time period due the scalability of the Crownpeak's DXM solution.
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Rezolve Ai Limited
    • I'm pretty sure it raises our back-end development costs by making the development process (of creating input forms and producing outputs from the content) more complicated and painful than it needs to be.
    • It helps lock our clients in to us because not a whole lot of agencies have Crownpeak expertise.
    • It helps our clients not have to deal with their own IT teams, which they tend to dislike working with.
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    Aurea
    • More defined lists for third party blasts, which turns into more leads for the clients. Which is more money in our pocket.
    • Some segmentation pulls do take a long time, thus leading to multiple requests and a time suck for myself.
    Incentivized
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